Douglas DC-7 crash, Mar 25, 1958 (9 killed), Miami-Intl F...
Douglas DC-7 accident on March 25, 1958 near Miami-Intl Florida, United States with 9 fatalities. Cause: Engine No. 3 fire after takeoff; the captain...
- Date: March 25, 1958
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-7
- Location: Miami-Intl Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Engine No. 3 fire after takeoff; the captain lost altitude control while preoccupied with the fire.
Braniff Flight 971, a DC 7C bound for Panama City, suffered an engine fire shortly after takeoff from Miami on 25 March 1958. The aircraft lost altitude in a right turn and crashed in a marsh, killing 9 of the 24 people aboard, all of them passengers.